BlockCalliham, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tilden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78007. The Survey maps it on the Calliham quadrangle. It stands 240 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1920 USGS Mikeska quadrangle1:125000
- 1925 USGS Simmons No. 1 quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Simmons quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Calliham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS George West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Calliham between 2008 and 2018, burning about 136 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD2011-85 |
| 21 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD201850 |
| 11 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD2011-47 |
| 29 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD2009-56 |
| 2 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD2009-23 |
| 7 February 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Calliham: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Three Rivers Plant and Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calliham in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Hail | Calliham | - | Quarter sized hail occurred in Calliham. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Calliham | - | Heavy rain caused flooding around Calliham. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Calliham | - | Flowing water was reported over Hwy 72 at Park Road 8, south of Calliham, and also along Hwy 72 near the prison entrance. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calliham | - | Numerous reports of power lines downed by strong thunderstorm wind gusts along with small metal building being blown over. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Calliham | - | Flooding reported over highway 99 along the McMullen/Live Oak county border. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Calliham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5022114 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1331905. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.